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Gray B

UK Gloucestershire

THE UK 2020/21 SEED EXCHANGE

Please note I have only 3 places left.

I am asking for 25 participants. Each participant will donate 30 packets of at least one type of giant or exotic seed. Each person will then receive a seed pack containing the full portfolio of seeds. The spare 5 sets will then be donated to growing sites so that they can hold competitions and/or fund raisers. Hopefully, if each grower donates more than one type of seed, the seed pack will be as amazing as last year. I will also ask that as each type of seed is listed, growers should donate either a different species, or a better pedigree. Hope that makes sense. Last year the postage mounted up, so this year I am asking for £3 UK shipping and £5 international shipping via Paypal for the return pack.

UPDATE 11/28/2020
Only 3 places left

So far, the seed pack should include:
Peter Glazebrook Giant Onions
Gigantes beans
Naga Chillis Hot!
Giant Turnips
Giant Tomatoes (Domingo)
Heavy/Long Cucumber
Giant Green Squash 877 Barratt (1807 Holub x Self)
Long Chilli (Spaghetti)
Heavy Bell Peppers (mixed Red and Yellow)
Long leeks (Bulgarian Giant)
Heavy Cauliflower
Penis Pepper
Loofah/Luffa
Pumpkin Heavy
Pumpkin Orange
Runner Beans Long
Yard Long Beans
Kettle Gourd
Maui purple multicolor ornamental pepper
Candlelight mutant hybrid pepper (multicolor pods, F3 stage)
Beetroot
Swede
Sunflower
Heavy Carrot
Heavy Parsnip
Heavy Chilli
Tomato
Kohlrabi
Bushel Gourd
Achocha
Cabbage
Marrow several strains

In order to participate, please comment ‘I’m in’ and message me with your contribution. I am hoping to get the return packs out as close to Christmas as possible.

11/28/2020 3:31:06 AM

Little Ketchup

Grittyville, WA

I would love to participate if you are reaching out to non UK growers. Could send long handle dipper, long gourd x long handle dipper, giant zucchini, beautiful corn & popcorn. Could mail seeds out Monday.

11/28/2020 11:11:28 AM

Gray B

UK Gloucestershire

Hi.

That sounds great. If you could email me at graham.barratt@btinternet.com
I’ll count you in.

11/28/2020 12:34:44 PM

Gray B

UK Gloucestershire

Ah. Just realised that you already have. Cheers!

11/28/2020 12:37:21 PM

Gray B

UK Gloucestershire

2 places left

11/29/2020 3:39:06 PM

Gray B

UK Gloucestershire

All places taken now. Many thanks

11/30/2020 5:43:56 AM

Gray B

UK Gloucestershire

Final seed list is looking like this.
Aliums
Large Onions Peter Glazebrook.
Long leeks (Bulgarian Giant).

Melons
240lb Watermelon 2019
56.22lb Cantaloupe
BEANS
Gigantes beans (Giant Greek haricot beans)
Long Runner Beans 50cm Tiilikainen 19
Long Runner Bean Doyle
Yard Long Bean Doyle

CHILLI PEPPERS
Naga Fire Hot!
Heavy Chilli Elephant Ear 200g
Long Chilli 2020 (Spaghetti)
Long Chilli (Thunder M Longhorn)
Maui purple multicolor pepper
Candlelight mutant hybrid pepper
Mini Rocoto Yellow
Giant Rocoto Yellow
Giant Rocoto Red

BELL PEPPERS
Yellow Monster 20
Heavy Bell Pepper 19

ROOTS
Giant Turnips
Heavy Carrot x3 strains
Heavy Parsnip
Heavy Swede
Heavy Beetroot x2 strains
Giant Radish Mooli

TOMATOES
Big Zak
Domingo Giant Tomato 4.1 lb
Lemon Tomato
Strawberry Tomato

CUCUMBERS
Heavy/Long Cucumber 2 strains from Graham Barratt, including 36 and 34” long from a 38” strain
Heavy/Long 17.9 lb, 20cm

BRASSICAS
Heavy Cauliflower
Kohlrabi Barratt 19
Kohlrabi Gigant
Cornish Giant Cabbage
Giant Red Cabbage
Kale

PUMPKIN and SQUASH
Pumpkin Heavy 681.7 Leach 2020
Pumpkin 210 Hochstetler 2020
284 Hochstetler 2020 UOW Guaranteed Orange
Edible squash.
Giant Green Squash 877 Barratt
886 Barratt Pumpkin Malvern 2018 3rd place
Squash mix
Gete Okosomin x open 2020
Pumpkin 627 Hollein 20 UOW
Squash 338 Hollein 20 EU pumpkin weigh off 1st place

GOURDS
Bushel Gourd
Kettle Gourd 32.1 UOW
Luffa Gourds
long gourd
long handle dipper long Gourd
Large Birdhouse Gourd x 2 strains
Loofah/Luffa

SUNFLOWERS
Sunflower 27’ DeRycke 20
Sunflower tall 3 further strains
Sunflower Large Head
Israeli Giant Seeded Sunflowers
Russian Mamouth Muliti Head

MARROW
Marrow 86.4 Workman, great genetics
Marrow Kloch 52.9 2020
Marrow 123.3lb 2020 Hulme
Giant Zucchini
Marrow Hochstetler 2020
Marrow 50.5 Schlafke 20 UOW
Marrow 53.6 Schlafke 20 UOW

CORN
‘Crazy corn’
Popc

12/29/2020 12:05:30 PM

Gray B

UK Gloucestershire

Also,

Popcorn mixed
Red Corn
Green Corn

OTHERS
Amish
Achocha 2020 Burnell – Google it, an amazing vegetable
Giant Celery Pascal 2020 Rooke
Aubergine 2.065KG
Garlic

12/29/2020 12:07:10 PM

Gray B

UK Gloucestershire

Happy to announce that the last seed pack has arrived at it’s destination. That means that 27 return seed packs have successfully reached their recipients. In the current climate, that’s pretty amazing.

Thanks again to all the generous participants who donated, hopefully the seeds will contribute to a great growing season.

1/30/2021 6:19:56 AM

Little Ketchup

Grittyville, WA

Good luck with your gardens.

1/30/2021 11:49:20 PM

Little Ketchup

Grittyville, WA

Thanks Gray B.

1/30/2021 11:51:35 PM

Lmichael

Anderson, IN

Thank You for doing this Gray B and to everyone that donated. I have me some Glazebrook onions going now, cannot wait to see how big I can grow them. Great Job!

1/31/2021 12:59:25 PM

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